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Poliovirus has been detected in wastewater samples in Spain, Germany, and Poland, raising concerns about potential public health risks. Authorities are monitoring the situation closely to prevent any outbreaks and ensure public safety.
Poliovirus has been detected in sewage in Germany, Poland, and Spain, prompting health authorities to urge increased immunization and disease surveillance efforts. Although no polio cases have been reported, the presence of the virus in wastewater highlights potential gaps in vaccination coverage that could allow the virus to spread, especially among unvaccinated populations. Authorities emphasize the importance of maintaining high vaccination rates and robust surveillance systems to prevent outbreaks, as polio remains endemic in some regions outside Europe.
The US and WHO have ended their public health emergency declarations for Covid-19, but other critical health challenges such as the opioid crisis and the global spread of poliovirus remain. Public health emergencies are declared to marshal resources and waive rules to ease a crisis. Childhood vaccination rates in the US dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic, and poliovirus remains a public health emergency of international concern due to weak vaccination rates. While no longer under a formal emergency declaration, Covid-19 continues to be part of the "landscape of health threats."
The US and WHO have ended their public health emergency declarations for Covid-19, but other critical health challenges such as the opioid crisis and the global spread of poliovirus remain. Public health emergencies are declared to marshal resources and waive rules to ease a crisis. Childhood vaccination rates in the US dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic, and poliovirus remains a public health emergency of international concern due to weak vaccination rates. While no longer under a formal emergency declaration, Covid-19 continues to be part of the "landscape of health threats."
A wastewater sample collected in northern Utah more than a year ago tested positive for poliovirus, but state health officials said the results could not be replicated months later, so there’s no threat to the public. There’s no plan to keep testing wastewater in Utah for the virus that can cause permanent and potentially fatal paralysis, even though federal authorities expanded testing after the country’s first polio case in nearly a decade surfaced in New York last summer.